
Danai Gurira
11 FOLLOWERS • 33 CREDITS • FEB 14, 1978 • 47
Biography
Danai Jekesai Gurira (/dəˈnaɪ ɡʊˈrɪərə/; born February 14, 1978) is a Zimbabwean-American actress, playwright, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020, 2022) and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2024), and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, including Black Panther (2018) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Gurira is the writer of the Broadway play Eclipsed, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play. Gurira received two nominations for The People's Choice Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role on The Walking Dead, and she was also nominated for a 2024 Black Reel Television award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
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Known For

Law & Order

The Oscars

The Kelly Clarkson Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Daily Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Lie to Me

Life on Mars

What If...?

Talking Dead

Marvel Studios Legends

Ghost Town

The Walking Dead

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

Marvel Zombies

What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?

20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

The Thomas Crown Affair

Black Panther

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Matchbox

All Eyez on Me

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

The Walking Dead: The Return

Black Panther 3

The Fighting Shirley Chisholm
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